CHAPTER III.

The Maltese Group.--Comino.--Cave Life.--Verdant Gozo.--Isle of Filfla.--Curious Lizards.--Loss of an Ironclad.--Mysterious Wheel-Tracks.--Earthquakes.--Population.--Military Depot.-- Youthful Soldiers.--Quarantine.--Arrival of the Knights.-- Immorality.--Harbor Defenses.--Land Fortifications.--Charming Photographic View.--The Stars and Stripes Abroad.--The Eight-Pointed Maltese Cross.--Peculiar Sunset Scene. 41